Gareth Barry: England must play to win

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Gareth Barry has warned England they cannot afford to play for a draw in tonight’s vital Euro 2008 qualifier against Croatia at Wembley.

England need only a point to book their place in next summer’s finals in Austria and Switzerland. But Barry believes Steve McClaren’s side have to adopt a positive attitude after being handed a lifeline by Israel’s shock win over Russia.

“The mood in the camp is really good - particularly given the way results went for us over the weekend,” he said. “We all feel a lot more confident because there’s nothing worse than qualification being out of